In case you aren’t already aware, occupational therapy graduate programs are one of the more competitive graduate programs out there. Most OT programs will get several hundred first-round applicants, with typically only ~30-50 spots available. And according to Indiana University’s Health Professions and Prelaw Center, most healthcare graduate programs will interview 2-3 times the number of […]
Writing an occupational profile can feel daunting and overwhelming at first glance. With so many different aspects to be completed and a variety of areas to be covered, it is easy to feel like gathering all of this information in one session might be an impossible task. Thankfully, AOTA has developed a free occupational profile […]
The occupational therapy discipline is built on several foundational theories that are fascinating, but they can also feel drawn out and extremely challenging to digest. Because of this, we’ve decided to assist OT students, OTA students, and OT practitioners by providing summarized highlights of the OT frames of reference, all in one place. But first, […]
If you’re interested in becoming an OT, you’ve probably already heard all about how challenging the coursework is for occupational therapy graduate programs (for both OT Master’s and Doctorates). The process of applying to occupational therapy school can be just as challenging, but in a different way, especially when you’re trying to obtain enough occupational […]
For occupational therapy students who are just barely diving into their OT program’s studies, concrete and unchanging topics such as medical terminology are much more understandable than intangible concepts. At least in some OT graduate programs, we can physically see and touch the terms through cadaver labs and dissection. It is why the medical model […]
If you’ve landed on this article, you’re probably just about done with your OT program’s curriculum and are about to start preparing for your Level II fieldwork. Hooray! You’ve made it so far and you are so close to the home stretch. As you’ve likely been told, your Level II fieldwork will incorporate everything you’ve […]
Whether you are an OT working with a young child with cerebral palsy or an aging adult with multiple sclerosis, adaptive equipment has its place in occupational therapy intervention across the lifespan and for multiple health-related conditions. For OT students or new graduates, incorporating adaptive equipment education into therapy may seem overwhelming at first…simply because […]
Having survived several challenging years of occupational therapy school, we have to be honest…learning about theories, models, and frameworks in school isn’t always one of the most fun or exciting aspects of becoming an OT. However, after practicing occupational therapy for several years now, it’s now easy for us to see the importance of these […]
If you’re currently applying to occupational therapy school, or you will soon be applying to OT school, this post was written just for you! I was inspired to write this article when I was a new occupational therapist, highlighting the mistakes I personally made when applying to OT school so you don’t have to go […]
If you’ve landed here, chances are you’ve seen what occupational therapy can do. Maybe you had a family member relearn how to dress after a stroke, maybe a child in your life started thriving after working with an OT, or maybe you shadowed a therapist and thought, “this is it, this is what I want […]